Bedclothes holder



7 A. w. BRATER BEDCLOTHES HOLDER Filed Dec. 6, 1926' INVENTOR ATTORNEY ITNESS: I

Patented Aug .-16, .1927;.

AUGUST WILLIAM.BBATER, OE, NEW YORK, N. Y.

mamas sea a This invention relates to improvements in bed clothes holders.

The primary object resides in a bed clothes holder for attachment to the springs of a bed for the purpose of holding the bed clothes in a tucked-in position at the foot of the bed to prevent the same from pulling loose by restless persons during their sleep.

Another object of the invention is to provide a holder which will tightly clamp the bed clothes without fear of tearing the same, and which is removably connected with the springs of the bed for anchoring the same thereto.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a bed clothes holder which is simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture and easy to apply or remove from a bed when making up the bed for sleeping purposes.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are 25 hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved bed clothes holder in position upon a bed.

Figure 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the holder per se.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of holder.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a further modified form.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates my improved bed clothes holder in its entirety and which is constructed of a single length of resilient material such as a round springy wire, and which length of material is bent upon itself midway between its ends to provide co-acting resilient clamping jaws 11, 11 normally disposed in close proximity to each other. The material is then bent outwards as at 12 to provide a relatively restricted V-shaped portion 13, and thence to provide converging legs 14 which form an enlarged mouth portion 15 for the insertion of. the bed clothes to be held. The ends of the legs 14 are bent inwardly toward each other as at 16, thence at right angle to provide portions 17 to which a brace bar' 18 is attached for holding the free ends of the Applicationfiled Recember 6,

19 25, s r l no. rsaae 4 holder in a set position. is secured to the portions 17 by rolling the ends of the same therearound as at 19. The extreme ends of the legs are bent downward at right angle to the portions 17 to provide 1 The brace bar 18 I hooks 20 for engagement with the springs of the bed for anchoring the holder thereto.

In use, the holder is attached to the bottom edge of the bed clothes 21 to be held, by inserting. thev bed clothes through the enlarge-d mouth portion 15 and moving the same to the restricted portion 13, where it is guided between the jaws 11 which are forced apart and which tightly grip the bed clothes when seated therebetween. are then folded or tucked under the mattress and the hooks 21 engaged with the coil springs 22 of a bed spring 23. It will be seen that the holder is anchored to the bed spring and cannot pull loose therefrom, while the edge of the bed clothes is held beneath the mattress by the clamping jaws 11, 11. Any number of these holders may be used upon a bed and may be applied to the sides of the springs as well as to the foot of the same.

In Figure 3 of the drawing, I have shown a slightly modified form of my invention wherein a block 24 is slidably mounted on the converging legs 14 of the holder to permit of the compression or expansion of the jaws 11. When the block is moved toward the jaws, the same will automatically set up a clamping action between the co-acting jaws, while upon movement of the block in an opposite direction, the jaws will expand. In Figure 4 of the drawing, I have shown a further modified form of my invention which comprises a single piece of resilient wire bent approximately midway between its ends and twisted as at 25 to provide an open mouth portion 26 and a restricted portion 27. The free end of the wire is extended outward and bent to provide an anchoring hook 28.

Although I have specifically mentioned that my holder is intended for holding bed clothes upon a bed, it will be appreciated that the same may be used for other suitable purposes if desired.

While I have described what I deem to be p The bed clothes thing less than the whole of my invention With said enlarged mouth portion and said limited only by the appended claim. jaws for guiding the bed clothes into said What is claimed as new is jaws after insertion of the same through the A bed clothes holder comprising a single enlarged mouth portion, and a hook member 5 length of resilient spring wire bent midway for engagement With the bed springs of a bed 15 between its ends to provide a pair of co-actfor anchoring the holder thereto. ing jaws, spaced legs defining an enlarged In testimony whereof I have aflixed my mouth portion for the insertion of the bed signature. clothes, said legs being curved to provide a 10 V-shaped restricted portion communicating AUGUST WILLIAM BRATER. 

